The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-10
Pending consideration of the amend
ment the house adjourned till $3.50 Satur-

Pending consideration of the amend
ment the house adjourned till $3.50 Satur-
day morning.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The house was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
Mr.. Prendergast had entered on the
journal motion to reconsider the vote
which defeated the resolution of Mr..
Clark, of Red River, for the committee on
public lands to inquire whether lands
granted to corporations and required to
be alienated, have been alienated by them
House bill No. 81, establishing a house
of correction and reformatory for youth
full convicts, came up as the pending
business from yesterday, the question
being the amendment offered by Mr..
Alexander, which was adopted in part so
as to make it the duty of the governor to
restore convicts to their legal rights at
the expiration of their respective terms
of servItude.
Further amendments were adopted as
follows:
By Mr.. Tate-Making the age of ad-
mission to the institution under Is in
stead of IS years.
By Mr.. Tate-Fixing the quantity of
land to be selected for the site at from
$40 to 1000 acres.
Various amendments were lost, among
them one proposed by Mr.. Steele to
change the name of the institution to a
branch penitentiary, in order, as was
argued, to conform to the constitution,
which provides only for convics, was lost.
Mr.. Moore, of Travis, argued that there
al Nha Co. ID 3loA Al
ton provided penitentiaries to inhibit the
legislature from providing other places
of confinement, as long as the law for the
conviction of offenders was complied with.
1t was for the law, under the constitution,
to convict, and for the state to fix the
punishment, according to the degree of
the offenses.
Mr.. Robinson and others argued that
there was nothing in the constitution to
prevent the legislature from changing the
place of punishment.
Amendment by Mr.. Tate was adopted,
that title TO the property purchased for a
site be taken in the name of the state,
and that the buildings be constructed, as
far as practicable, by convict labor of the
state, under the direction of the penitOn-
tiary board.
BY Mr.. Fuller-Amending section 8, so
as to allow the trustees to prescribe such
rules and regulations as shall punish the
inmates and deter youthful offenders
from the comission of crime.
Section was amended, requiring drafts
drawn on the treasury for the construc'
ton of the building to be drawn by the
state penitentiary board.
Further consideration was stopped by
the special order-local bills.
House bill "a, restoring jurisdiction in
Coryell county, and house bill SS, estab-
fishing the western boundary of Edwards
county, were engrossed.
The bill providing for four terms OF
court in Harris county was defeated.
Mr.. Browning, at request of Mr.. Kir
lies, had entered motion to reconsider
the vote by which the bill was lost.
A committee of conference was ordered
on senate bill No. 5, relative to the de
scent of community property.
House bill No. l15, restoring certain
jurisdiction in Bosque county was en-
crossed; also, engrossed house bill 122
amending section 13 of the Judicial act
and house bill 172, authorizing of certain
patents to land in Gillespie county.
House bill 22S, creating the new coun
ties of Albion, Haynie, jeff Davis and
Prentiss out of portions of Ell Paso anC
Presidio counties, passed.
Also passed the house bill 49, creating
the new counties of Crane, Ector, Loving
Upton, Ward and Winkler, out of thu
western portion of Tom Green county.
House bill 290, amending sections 4 ant
IL of the charter of Dallas, passed witt
amendments.
House bill 2S4, amending section o.
the judicial act, was amended and en-
crossed.
Bills etc., were introduced as follows:
By Mr.. Currey-Authorizing the lane
commissioner to sell small bodies of lane
in organized counties not suitable fol
homesteads, in tracts of 160 acres or less
at not less than one dollar per acre, one
half of the proceeds to go to the schoo
fund, and one-half to the state.
By Mr.. Jackson-For relief of Sabine
Pass sufferers, on account of the storm
by remission of taxes.
By Mr.. Robinson, of Bexar-Jolat reso
luton amending section 55, article 16, O.
the constitution, so as to provide an an
nual pension Oh HUI ONeI pIoO pei uhhuh
to surviving soldiers or volunteers in thu
war between Texas and Mexico, and tt
other veterans.
By Mr.. Notwithstanding the entir
judiciary law, article of the constitution
as proposed by the Texas Bar association
By Mr.. Bransford - Postponing tn
forcible collection of taxes.
By Mr.. Williamson - Creating tn
counties of Sutton and Tilden from
Crockett county.
By Mr.. Parks-Amending the law TO
the regulation of railroad and transporta
ton lines in Texas. 1t fixes passenge
fare at three cents per mile, with allow
ance of 100 pounds baggage, and fou
cents fare if paid to the conductor, ex
cept from stations where no tickets ar
sold. The minimum fare in no case shall
be less than 20 cents, and children unde
10 years of age shall not be charged
higher rate than two cents per mile.
Committee reports were sent up with
out reading, and on motion the house ad
iourned till $3.50 Monday morning.
GOSSIP.
A member of the Third house remarked
Yesterday, 81 never saw such body TO
amendments as the present house of rep